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COVID-19 Vaccine: New Delhi Airport Aims to Distribute up to 54 Lakh Vials Per Day in January 2021

Shelly Shelly Follow Dec 23, 2020 · 1 min read
COVID-19 Vaccine: New Delhi Airport Aims to Distribute up to 54 Lakh Vials Per Day in January 2021
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India’s largest airport plans to start distributing COVID-19 vaccines in January with up to 5.4 million, or 54 lakh, vials a day, its CEO said on Tuesday, underscoring the logistical challenge of reaching everyone in the country of 1.3 billion.

The Indian government is considering emergency use authorization for three vaccine candidates – one from AstraZeneca (AZN.L, another from Pfizer (PFE.N), and a separate one developed by the Indian firm Bharat Biotech.

“If we are able to rotate cargo twice a day, then 5.4 million (vials) can be distributed in a day,” Videh Kumar Jaipuriar, chief executive officer (CEO) of the Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) said. Overall, the airport had the capacity to handle up to 8 million vials a day, he said.

India has the world’s second-highest number of cases after the United States — totalling over 10 million, with more than 146,000 deaths as of Tuesday.

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